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Show I AROUND M,tems of ,ntere,st , LinilCC fcSirJr r&.( to ,he Housewife the HOUSE mmMJms Removing Tar. Tar is easily removed from the hands and clothing cloth-ing with lard, followed by warm water and soap. Washing Linoleum. Dissolve a lump of sugar in the water when washing linoleum or oilcloth, and a brilliant polish will result. Raspberry Tapioca. 1 pint raspberries, rasp-berries, teacupful sugar, 1 ta-biespoonful ta-biespoonful lemon juice. Soak tapioca in pint water overnight. Next day, put the tapioca and water into a saucepan and cook slowly until quite clear; then add the sugar and lemon juice. Take the pan off the fire and stir 1 pint raspberries into the mixture. Pour into a wet mould. When set, turn out and serve with custard. Summer Salad. Peel and cut into small squares or slices 6 medium-sized potatoes (boiled). add 3 tablespoons grated onion, 2 table.spoonfuls chopped parsley, 2 table.spoonfuls chopped carrot, 2 table.spoonfuls chopped cucumber, cucum-ber, 2 tablespoonfuls chopped celery or beetroot. Pour over a generous supply of French dressing dress-ing and set aside for several hours. Garnish with mustard and cress or shredded lettuce. Heat the Nail. Before hammering hammer-ing a nail into the wall either heat the end over a gas jet or hold it in boiling water for a few seconds. If the nail is treated in this way the plaster will not crumble and the nail will hold firmly for a far longer period than otherwise. Removing Wallpaper. To remove re-move wallpaper quickly, put a heaped tablespoonful of saltpetre to a gallon of water and apply freely with a whitewash brush while the water is very hot. The paper then can be stripped from the walls quite easily. A Refreshing Drink. Rhubarb juice makes a good beverage ol pleasing tart flavor. Clarify the juice with water and add sugar to taste. It may also be combined with fruit juices. Clear Blueing. To prevent blueing from streaking clothes on washday, dissolve a tablespoon of soda in the "blue" water. WNU Service. |